1 person is dead after exchange of gunfire with Green Bay police officer on Friday afternoon
GREEN BAY - One person died Friday following a shooting involving a Green Bay police officer, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.
Green Bay police chief Chris Davis said there was a report of a "disturbance" between two vehicles with a "possible weapon" around 1 p.m. Friday. Officers located one of the vehicles involved on Green Ridge Drive, near Open Gate Trail. There was an "exchange of gunfire" with an officer in the 3100 block of Open Gate Trail, Davis said.
One person was injured in the gunfire. The person received medical attention at the scene and was taken to a local hospital, but later died, the DCI announced Friday night.
The officer was not injured, but has been placed on administrative leave, according to department policy.
The involved officer was wearing a body camera during the incident and the Green Bay Police Department has squad cameras, according to the DCI, which is leading the investigation into the shooting.
Green Bay police are asking people to avoid Open Gate Trail on the city's far west side.
The following road closures remain in effect: Green Ridge Drive, from West Mason Street to Open Gate Trail, and Open Gate Trail from Rolling Green Drive to Square Terrace.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the police department at 920-448-3200 and reference case #24-209187.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Green Bay police respond to officer-involved shooting on far west side
